Lightness -
by Death Cab for Cutie
| Explanation by: jhf55... -- |
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This is a song about learning to play the piano.
| There's a tear in the fabric of your favorite dress | |
| And I'm sneaking glances | |
| Looking for the patterns in static |
Static, conjuring up images of black and white, allude subtly to the piano keys. The more he plays, the better he gets.
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| They start to make sense | |
| The longer I'm at it | |
| Ivory lines lead |
The "ivory lines" are keys. They lead to the inside of the piano, a sort of magical place.
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| Oh wha-ho, oh wha-ho | |
| Your heart is a river that flows from your chest |
Another play on words here, with "organ" alluding to the piano-esque instrument.
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| Through every organ | |
| Your brain is the dam |
He can't quite reach the level of skill he would like on the piano.
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| And I am the fish | |
| Who can't reach the core | |
| Ivory lines lead | |
| Oh wha-ho, oh wha-ho | |
| Oh, instincts are misleading | |
| You shouldn't think what you're feeling | |
| They don't tell you what | |
| You know you should want | |
| Ivory lines lead | |
| Oh wha-ho, oh wha-ho | |
| Ivory lines lead | |
| Oh wha-ho, oh wha-ho | |
| Oh, instincts are misleading | |
| You shouldn't think what you're feeling | |
| They don't tell you what | |
| You know you should want | |
| Ivory lines lead | |
| Oh wha-ho, oh wha-ho | |
| Ivory lines lead | |
| Oh wha-ho, oh wha-ho |